|
||
|
24th June 2019, 21:12 | #1 |
Regional Secretary
Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007
Location: Heathrow
Posts: 6,954
Thanks: 1,551
Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts
|
My BRG 1.8T About To Depart Methinks
Having run this one for about three years, love the colour, I had to have a go at the head gasket in March. Clearly no professional, it has gone again and at the suggestion of a mechanic member, I have opted for an elastomar gasket this time.
Saw the weather forecast and took the opportunity to have a go at it from Sunday afternoon. Finally got the head off lunchtime today and found that there are sufficient marks around the liner seating to suggest that this may be the end. I think a skim would have take too much off. Yes I could get another engine, but as I don't have the facilities to change it, I have put the new gasket in and almost finished the rebuild but now torn as to run it 'til dead, or flog it. |
25th June 2019, 12:25 | #2 |
This is my second home
R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: France/or Devon.
Posts: 14,003
Thanks: 3,851
Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts
|
Run it.---But keep your fingers crossed.---
|
25th June 2019, 20:49 | #3 |
This is my second home
R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: France/or Devon.
Posts: 14,003
Thanks: 3,851
Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts
|
planenut------location Heathrow.
I remember going across there, circa 1948, on the top of an open double decker bus with my father. Virtually nothing but a few fields of vegetables and some wooden huts.---- |
25th June 2019, 21:34 | #4 | |
Regional Secretary
Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007
Location: Heathrow
Posts: 6,954
Thanks: 1,551
Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts
|
Quote:
By the way, only the coolant and oil to add now. |
|
26th June 2019, 12:07 | #5 |
Regional Secretary
Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007
Location: Heathrow
Posts: 6,954
Thanks: 1,551
Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts
|
All up and running, but will give a longer run later. Obviously, evidence of head gasket failure takes time to surface.
|
26th June 2019, 16:44 | #6 |
This is my second home
Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 11,548
Thanks: 3,470
Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts
|
That's good news Fred.
Hope to see you at the next breakfast meet. . Last edited by Mike Noc; 26th June 2019 at 20:15.. |
26th June 2019, 19:49 | #7 |
Regional Secretary
Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007
Location: Heathrow
Posts: 6,954
Thanks: 1,551
Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts
|
Well I took her out this afternoon for a run, it seems that I've managed to connect everything correctly, and all went well.
Topped up the water and added some more oil this evening, so will check again in the morning. |
26th June 2019, 20:14 | #8 |
Moderator/Club Shop
MG ZT 1.8t+. No.3 of 4 in Sunspot Yellow & Ford Fiesta in Black. Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Rattler Farm
Posts: 22,563
Thanks: 9,270
Thanked 15,645 Times in 6,806 Posts
|
Banana sends her regards and good wishes, us 1.8/t’s need to stick together.
__________________
233,431. That’s our second meet done, no.3 next weekend. onen hag oll |
14th August 2019, 19:37 | #9 |
Regional Secretary
Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007
Location: Heathrow
Posts: 6,954
Thanks: 1,551
Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts
|
Well I took her to Fairford for RIAT and she performed very well. Last week, took her to Pembroke and covered 622 miles. All went very well, but there is a little loss of coolant with a bit of a pong, not petrol, in the expansion tank, and I did notice some times that the fan was running when switched the ignition off, for about ten seconds.
|
15th August 2019, 06:36 | #10 | |
Posted a thing or two
Rover 75 Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Middlesbrough
Posts: 1,518
Thanks: 1,861
Thanked 723 Times in 471 Posts
|
Quote:
|
|
|
|